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1 - DISCLAIMER
This document contains description of the ECO/12/332771 WETNET project findings, work and products. Certain parts of it might be under partner Intellectual Property Right (IPR) rules so, prior to using its content please contact the consortium head (e.mail: [email protected]).
In case you believe that this document harms in any way IPR held by you as a person or as a representative of an entity, please do notify us immediately.
The authors of this document have taken any available measure in order for its content to be accurate, consistent and lawful. However, neither the project consortium as a whole nor the individual partners that implicitly or explicitly participated to the creation and publication of this document hold any sort of responsibility that might occur as a result of using its content.
This document has been produced in the frame of the WETNET project which is being implemented with the financial support of the European Union CIP Eco-Innovation programme. The information and views set out in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.
WETNET is a project partially funded by the European Union ECO-Innovation Initiative.
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2 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This document complements the deliverable D6.3 - Project presentations.
D6.3 is the main output of WP6 – T6.3 - Requested participation and/or contribution to information/dissemination events.
B.R.E. Elettronica is the partner responsible for the deliverable.
The purpose of the document is to summarize the activities that have been done under EASME request on this pre-defined task.
The main target audience of the present document is the EASME.
The dissemination level of the deliverable is public.
3 - INTRODUCTION
3.1 - PURPOSE & SCOPE
The main objective of the document is to complement the deliverable D6.3 - Project presentations (pre-defined) describing briefly what the partnership has done to fulfill EASME request for information.
4 - PRE-DEFINED TASK EXECUTION
The WP6 covers resources to contribute, upon request by the EASME, to common dissemination activities and a final evaluation with the aim to increase synergies between projects supported by the Eco-Innovation Initiative and to increase their visibility.
In addition, this work package includes project specific dissemination activities vital for achieving the project objective, that run along all project duration, being continued afterwards the end of the project.
Among pre-defined task, T6.3 has the aim to participate and/or contributed, to information and dissemination events (contractors’ workshops, cluster meetings, conferences, briefing days, exhibitions, etc.) related to Eco-Innovation or other relevant EU initiatives.
During the 3 years of implementation of the project, the WETNET Consortium provided all requested information.
As detailed also in D6.2 - Inputs to additional common information material related to Eco-Innovation actions, the partners participated in suggested events like the Eco Innovation Forum (Green Week 2015, Barcelona, Spain), updated the EASME Project database (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/projects/) at pre-defined deadlines, participated in EASME surveys and requests of other information for other events.
The WETNET consortium produced some sets of slides to present the project in different occasions and a final presentation, at the end of the activities, to describe achieved results in environment and business areas.
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5 - 18° EUROPEAN FORUM ON ECO-INNOVATION: BOOSTING COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION
On 20 and 21 May 2015, under EASME invitation1 -WETNET participates in Barcelona to the 18°European Forum on Eco-innovation: Boostingcompetitiveness and innovation jointly organised bythe European Commission’s Directorate General forEnvironment, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture,Food and Environment and the Generalitat deCatalunya with the support of the Club EMASCatalunya and the Environment Sector Group of theEnterprise Europe Network.
The Forum was a great opportunity for the WETNET project to exchange experiences with other Europeanprojects and companies. B.R.E. andIngegnerie Toscane with theparticipation of Maurizio Creati andDamasco Morelli were able todeepen their knowledge of someimportant issues for the WETNETproject such as the Environmental
Technology Verification (ETV) scheme and to participatein a business-to-business matchmaking session to presentthe project ideas to potential international cooperationpartners for further development.
The experience gathered from the participation in the GreenWeek, confirmed the difficulties to distinguish among dozens of environmental certifications and in the meanwhilesupported partnership's choices about certification and accreditation of WETNET devices (see D5.2 – Certifications and accreditations for Italy and Spain).
1 E-mail of Beatriz Yordi, Head of Unit EASME of 26/3/2015 to Maurizio Creati of B.R.E., project coordinator.
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For the occasion, the partnership published an article “WETNET: smart integrated management of water networks to cut down leaks, energy costs and emissions” on The EU Parliament Magazine special issue for the Green Week (n. 413 June, 1st 2015), helping spread information about the project.
6 - EASME VISIT
EASME visit the WETNET Project on 24th September 2015 with Mr. Sarunas Zableckis.
The meeting was organizedto present the state of the artof the activities, discussabout the Technical andFinancial Interim Reportand main results achieved at
the moment.
The visit included WETNET Supervisory Servicesdemonstration, a visit to the installation on the Pisa test fieldand to the production site, including the demonstration of the test rig.
7 - OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
During the project implementation, even if not under EASME requests, partners try to take advantage of every possible occasion both to disseminate information about the project, its activitiesand results but also to have the chance to meet potential customers.
During WP5 activities, the partners attended 10 exhibitions and specialistic events:
• Rem Tech Expo, Ferrara (Italy), 17-19 September 2014
• H2O 2014, Bologna (Italy), 22-24 October 2014
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• Water Brokerage Event, Murcia (Spain) November 2014;
• CONAMA 14, Madrid (Spain) November 2014;
• I Encontro Entre Empresas E Concellos, A Coruña (Spain) 26-28 November 2014;
• NZ WATER EXPO 2015, Wellington (New Zealand) 16-18 September 2015 (the participating organisation was an Australian SME, interested to distribute the WETNET flow-meters);
• PAWD 37th National Convention, Clarkfield, Pampanga (Philippines), 3-5 February 2016 (theparticipating organisation was a SME from the Philippines, interested to distribute the WETNET flow-meters);
• Transfiere, Malaga (Spain), 10-11February 2016;
• WEX Global, Lisbona (Portugal), 28February – 2 March 2016
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• Water Innovation Europe 2016, Bruxelles (Belgium), 21-23 June 2016
Direct relations and network meetings with other EU projects (LIFE SANePLAN) have been organised during project implementation.
WETNET technology was presented in the Spanish Annual Report of FEDIT - Centros Tecnológicos de Espana, the main national organisation that gathers the private technology centers of the country (October 2014) [http://issuu.com/c-sar/docs/esp_fedit_2013]
The partners participated also in different resentation of WETNET project to events, symposium, seminars. Among these:
• Vigo University, Master MIIOP "Industrial Innovation and Process Optimization (October 2014) (Spain)
• A Coruña University, Master in Building Sustainability Technologies (January 2015) (Spain)
• Seminar Jean Monnet Module "European Water Utility Management (EWUM)": "European Water Utility Management: promoting innovation within the water industry and spreading knowledge on relevant and cutting edge water utility issues" - 3 June 2015, Aula Magna - Polo Piagge Pisa University (Italy)
• Forum Telecontrollo - Reti di pubblica utilità, Milan 29-30 September 2015 (Italy)
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• Seminar “WATER METERING IN THE WSS SECTOR“ 1-2 October 2015, Starosel (Bulgaria)
For these events, the Consortium produced some sets of slides to present the project.
At the end of the project activities, a final presentation was prepared to describe achieved results in environment and business areas.
8 - ANNEX
• WETNET final presentation for institutional purposes
WETNET Innovative in-pipe hot-tap insertion floW
sEnsor plus smarT NETworks enable ecowise pervasive monitoring of water
distribution grids
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What is the WETNET Project?● Main objective: The project brings to market an innovative low cost
flow-meter and control system to enable the European water companies to improve greatly their capacity to master distribution networks in detail, cutting down energy costs and emissions, and making better use of the resource.
● Co-financed by: CIP Eco-innovation Programme of the European Union● Duration: 3 years (1/7/2013-30/6/2016)● Total budget: € 952.814,00 ● EASME contribution: € 476.406,00● Coordinating Beneficiary: B.R.E. Elettronica S.R.L● Partners: INGEGNERIE TOSCANE S.R.L., BIMATIK S.A.S.
FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE GALICIA
Where did the WETNET idea come from?● Smart, efficient management of potable water systems
reflects on the quality of service delivered, on costs, on revenues, on tariff, on environmental impacts.
● Converting into Smart Water Networks means grounding the decision making process on good knowledge of the underlying physical system.
● Having good knowledge allows to interprete the behaviour of water networks over time (set dynamic alarm thresholds; perform fine-grained investigations to detect leakages and misoperations early, analyze data to prioritize interventions; explore alternative management choices).
Where did the WETNET idea come from?
● Knowledge is obtained through measuring: its quality depends on proper design, deployment, and management of sensor systems and of collected data.
● The solution designed by the WETNET project is low-cost and allows small water companies to put in place smart, integrated network management.
Objectives of the WETNET Project● The main project goal is to bring to market an innovative low
cost flow-meter and control system that enables European water companies to improve greatly their capacity to master distribution networks in detail, cutting down energy costs and emissions and making better use of water.
● To demonstrate its actual viability, WETNET has implemented a full configuration system in Pisa (Italy)
● WETNET has also created the basis for the marketing, sell and distribution of the system through Europe and beyond, starting from Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Who participates in the WETNET project?● B.R.E. Elettronica (http://www.bre.pisa.it), the coordinator, is an highly
specialized SME. B.R.E. designs, produces, installs and maintains high-reliability remote sensing devices in different sectors. The collaboration with Ingegnerie Toscane allowed to develop a prototype of a flow-sensor that was the base for the development of the project.
● Ingegnerie Toscane (http://www.ingegnerietoscane.net ) has a technical engineering role. It performed the fundamental task of defining and applying the information system underlying the project and of the supervisory platform (WSS) that is its core. Ingegnerie Toscane has an extensive experience in the design, control, optimisation of distribution networks and leakage search. It is an associate partner.
Who participates in the WETNET project?● Bimatik (http://www.bimatik.it ) operates as an integrator and
distributor of services and water technologies. Bimatik is active in the Italian market and contributed with all WETNETpartners - especially ITG - to develop the WETNET business model and to support national and European marketing efforts. It is an associate partner.
● Fundación Instituto Tecnológico de Galicia (http://www.itg.es ): a Spanish national technological center, with a great experience on the water sector, on water networks modelling and on the distribution and management of sensors for different applications. It contributed with a perfect mix of sales competencies, engineering skills and organisational abilities to promote, distribute and support post-sale servicing in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. It is an associate partner.
● WETNET is a complete system for a modern management of water networks.
● It is composed by: – (1) a strain-gauge hot-tap insertion flow-meter
device;
– (2) a telemetric datalogger;
– (3) a supervisory service software.
How: the technical solution
● WETNET is a complete system for a modern management of water networks.
● It is composed by: – (1) a strain-gauge hot-tap insertion flow-meter
device;
– (2) a telemetric datalogger;
– (3) a supervisory service software.
How: the technical solution - WETNET Pulse Flow-meter (WPF)
● Load cell technology● Battery powered● Bidirectional insertion flowmeter● Measuring range from 0,1 to 1,8
m/sec● Open collector outputs for RTU● RS-485 programming interface● Hot tap insertion without
interrupting the water flow● Waterproof to IP68
How: the technical solution -WETNET Link Box (WLB)● Logger Unit with GSM/GPRS data link for data
sending● Local logging on SD card● Designed for low-power applications. Both
internal battery and external power source (e.g. Picoturbina)
● Analogue and digital inputs with counter function● Digital outputs for supplying external instruments● Internal or external antenna● USB interface for data downloading and settings● User-friendly software for settings and real time
data viewing● Housed in IP68 cylinder
How: the technical solution -WETNET Uplink Flow-meter (WUF)
● Insertion low cost bidirectional flowmeter● Measurement Range from 0.1 to 1.8 m/sec● Low power and normal operation mode● 4-20mA analogue output● Provided of internal GSM/GPRS module for data
transmission● Provided of analogical inputs for reading external meters● SD card for data logging● USB interface for settings and data downloading● RS-485 serial interface for programming and data
control in Modbus protocol● Electronic controller with display● Simple hydraulic operations for pipe preparing● Hot tap insertion without interrupting the water flow● Sensor housed in IP68 stainless steel enclosure
How: the technical solution - Supervisory Services
● WSS are an elegant dashboard for data analytics and intelligent, knowledge-based Integrated Water Network Management, linking to data sources, simulation and modelling tools, and corporate management software in use.
● WSS are able to immediately communicate the presence of leaks, breakages, malfunctions and to provide detailed information about the causes and thus facilitating the solution.
● WSS perform of continuing analysis of the water network, processing relevant data through mathematical and statistical algorithms.
Results achieved - Technology● WSS give information about
– Consumption profiles and measures
– Nighttime pressure
– Modelling
– Districts' and water balance
● WETNET allows fine grained measures and a great technological flexibility, supported by several different configurations that are allowed.
● The main benefits are the deep knowledge of water network and the immediate alerts on the events that allow a quick solutions of problems and a resulting reduction of costs.
Results achieved - Policy environment and governance
● WETNET eases gathering the information needed to feed key indicators for a water management system that respects the environment and helps align environmental policies.
● Particularly it allows to obtain useful data to evaluate the best use of resources and environmental performances:– reduction of water consumption
– reduction of energy consumption
– reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Results achieved – Pisa Deployment Test Site
● 100.000 equivalent inhabitants, about 250 km of pipes.
● 50 different flow-meters – and links – have been deployed on the water network to test the system as a whole and to adapt to different installation conditions.
Results achieved – Pisa Deployment Test Site
● - 33,6% reduction of water consumption, with a projected saving of 2.649.000 m3/year of pumped water
● - 37,1% reduction of energy consumption, that correspond with projected 1.043.706 KWh/year
● - 35,9% of greenhouse gas emission, with a projected saving of 414 TCO2/year
For whom – WETNET Customers● direct customers: organizations that manage water networks,
whether they are private institutions, municipalities or consortia;● system integrators: companies interested in carry out
monitoring services or engineering services contractors – small and large companies that offer turn-key solutions to end customers both as supplies or services;
● equipment vendors: commercial distributors with some technical capacity or subjects capable of providing capillary the devices required by end users and operating continuously even during maintenance phases and replacement of equipment.
What value – For the market: EU Environmental Technologies Verification
pilot programme (ETV)
● WETNET succesfully concluded its ETV process in June 2016. Its Statement of Verification declares that the system has
“a capacity of detection of abnormal operational conditions (within 1 day) and leakages (within 3 day),
hence allowing to reduce the life of leaks and to optimize active monitoring and control of the volumes pumped”
What value – For sustainability: LCA● From the climate change and natural resources point
of view, on a process unit that serves 10.000 citizens, the environmental credit of a WETNET system accounts for savings up to 52.000m3 of water and 73.000 KWh, equivalent to 30 tons of CO2.
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In terms of direct effects on human health the impact of WETNET is absolutely minimal: it is that of 1 computer per 7.500 people!
On what markets – Established markets● The WETNET system has
been installed in different locations– Italy (in addition to the pilot
site of Pisa in Tuscany, in Umbria, Lazio, Lombardy, Sardinia and Friuli Venezia-Giulia)
– France
– New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines
On what markets – Future markets● Over 400 prospective customers
were qualified both from – European markets (Spain, Portugal,
France, UK, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta)
– non-European countries (from Turkey to Russia, from Brazil to the United States and Mexico, from Australia to New Zealand, the Philippines to India and China, from Israel to Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Tanzania, from Paraguay to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, from Colombia to Chile)
